Selecting Effective Treatments: A Comprehensive, Systematic Guide to Treating Mental Disorders - Softcover

Seligman, Linda; Reichenberg, Lourie W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470889004 ISBN 13: 9780470889008

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2011

Synopsis

A direct and personalized approach to helping practitioners and students understand the diagnostic criteria from the DSM–IV–TR, this book organizes the relevant current literature in the treatment of the major mental disorders into a carefully structured format that helps clinicians quickly assess the client and develop successful treatment plans. Thoroughly revised and updated, this guide includes expanded coverage of childhood disorders and grief, loss, and bereavement, as well as more information on treatment strategies for dual diagnosis.

About this title

About the Author

Linda Seligman was a professor emerita of counseling and development at George Mason University. She authored fifteen books and was named Counselor Educator of the Year and Researcher of the Year by the American Mental Health Counselors Association. She died in 2007. Lourie W. Reichenberg is a licensed professional counselor in private practice in Falls Church, Virginia, where she also provides clinical supervision. She is currently at work on her fourth book.

From the Back Cover

A systematic, research–based approach to the diagnosis and treatment of the major mental disorders found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders This thoroughly revised and updated edition of Linda Seligman′s classic book, Selecting Effective Treatments combines the latest research on evidence–based practices with practical, how–to information on implementation. Filled with numerous illustrative case studies and helpful examples, this Fourth Edition features expanded coverage of: Trauma and its effect across the lifespan, suicide assessment and prevention, and new treatment approaches, including mindfulness Childhood disorders, including autism spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and attachment disorder Grief, loss, and bereavement Diagnosis and treatment of depression, borderline personality disorder, the schizophrenia spectrum disorders, and the bipolar disorders With a new discussion of treatment strategies for dual diagnosis, Selecting Effective Treatments, Fourth Edition provides a pathway for treatment of mental disorders based on the most recent evidence–based research, while at the same time recognizing that the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders are part of a dynamic and evolving field that embraces individuality and personalization.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470889004
• ISBN 13: 9780470889008
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 576